Julián Andrés López Buitrago 2016, VIF International Education. C O L O M B I A Julián Andrés López Buitrago 2016, VIF International Education.

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Country Highlights Capital: Bogota Language: Spanish Currency: Colombian peso Government: Multi-party Republic Religion: Roman Catholic Population: 49 million (2015) Name: Colombia is named after Christopher Columbus.

Colombian Climate Colombia has many extreme landscapes and different climate zones: Hot zone (tierra caliente) Temperate zone (tierra templada) Cold zone (tierra fria) Bleak and treeless zone (paramos)

Peoples: Appearance Most Colombians are Mestizos, Mulatoes, and Native Afro-Colombians.

Peoples: Traditional Costume La Pollera Colorada or ‘brightly colored skirt’ for women

Peoples: Ornaments Sombrero vueltiao (hat) for men and Ruana (cape) for both genders

Customs & Traditions Festivals provide the ideal setting to see, hear and experience Colombian culture. Carnaval de Negros y Blancos Carnaval de Barranquilla Feria de las Flores de Medellin or The Flower Fair of Medellin.

Customs & Traditions Famous food: Bandeja paisa or "paisa platter" - national dish Colombian coffee Arepa Colombian Tamal

Art Colonial: inspired by Christianity

Art Modern has been influenced by international art styles with a unique Colombian twist.

Language: Basic Spanish Hola – Hello Adios – Goodbye Gracias – Thank you Si – Yes No – No

Geography: Location & Neighbors located in north-west South America. It is the fourth largest country in Latin America.

Map of Colombia It is bordered by Ecuador and Peru on the south, Brazil and Venezuela in the east, and Panama on the north-west. It has extensive coastlines on both the Pacific and the Carribean.

Geography: Extreme contrast of Landscapes & Climate Zones

Bodies of Water 2 major rivers: Cauca and Magdalena Colombia has both coasts in the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean.

Tourist Spots Medellin

Tourist Spots Amazon Rainforest

Tourist Spots Cartagena

Featured short story: “One of these days” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez About the author... Gabriel Garcia Marquez was a journalist and fiction writer. His work introduced readers to magical realism, which combines fact and fantasy. His novels One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera have drawn worldwide audiences. He won a Nobel Prize in 1982.

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